Michigan should have plenty of apples this fall
It's apple season in Michigan, and farmers across the state are ready for another good harvest.The Michigan Apple Committee says...
Pat Batcheller is a host and Senior News Editor for 101.9 WDET, presenting local news, traffic and weather updates during Morning Edition. He is an amateur musician.
Batcheller joined WDET in 2007 after nine years at WWJ, where he was a news editor, producer and reporter. He started his broadcasting career in 1989 and has lived and worked in Michigan his entire life. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Specs Howard School of Media Arts. He has won multiple awards for excellence from the Associated Press, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Society of Professional Journalists. He is an amateur musician, playing percussion in the Downriver Community Band.
Political expert says conventions still matter
Political conventions are highly polished productions, but that wasn't always so. The Democratic National Convention in 1968 was the last...
Detroit could be without a Black member of Congress — again
The 2022 election left Detroit without Black representation in Congress for the first time in decades. After the results of...
CuriosiD: Why do the Detroit Lions wear ‘Honolulu’ blue?
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...
Observers track rain data on Detroit’s flood-prone east side
The National Weather Service has a new cooperative observation station on Detroit’s east side. Volunteers measure rain and snow at...
Small corner of Michigan awaits total solar eclipse
Americans from Texas to Toledo will witness a total solar eclipse on April 8. That includes a very small part...
Early in-person voting in Michigan’s presidential primary begins Feb. 17
Voters in Michigan's presidential primary elections can start casting ballots in person on Feb. 17. A new state law allows...
Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters focusing on housing in 2024
Mary Waters is one of two at-large members of the council. Voters elected her in 2021. Before that she served...
CuriosiD: What is the history of Outer Drive?
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...
Deal to stop Great Lakes water diversion has worked for 15 years
Michigan and seven other states made a pact in 2005 to protect the Great Lakes from environmental and human-made threats....
Flying cars are here (almost)
Henry Ford built his first Model A at the original Mack Avenue factory in Detroit in 1903. 120 years later,...
Detroit names its first urban agriculture director
Mayor Mike Duggan opened a new chapter in Detroit’s urban farming story by hiring one of the people who is...